Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2025

Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 51.37%, a 1.18% decline from 2014.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 52.56%, a 1.36% decline from 2013.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 53.91%, a 0.58% increase from 2012.
  • coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 53.34%, a 1.62% decline from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
2015 51.37% -1.18%
2014 52.56% -1.36%
2013 53.91% 0.58%
2012 53.34% -1.62%
2011 54.96% 2.38%
2010 52.58% 0.10%
2009 52.48% 0.53%
2008 51.95% -0.70%
2007 52.65% 1.95%
2006 50.71% 1.90%
2005 48.81% 1.94%
2004 46.87% 0.45%
2003 46.42% 2.36%
2002 44.05% 1.42%
2001 42.63% 0.59%
2000 42.05% 1.09%
1999 40.96% 0.63%
1998 40.33% -0.35%
1997 40.68% 0.36%
1996 40.32% 1.31%
1995 39.00% 0.20%
1994 38.81% 2.44%
1993 36.36% 0.71%
1992 35.65% 1.81%
1991 33.84% 1.05%
1990 32.79% 10.22%
1989 22.58% 0.58%
1988 21.99% -0.38%
1987 22.37% 0.52%
1986 21.85% 0.70%
1985 21.15% 1.10%
1984 20.05% 0.64%
1983 19.41% 0.03%
1982 19.38% 0.28%
1981 19.10% 0.35%
1980 18.75% -0.67%
1979 19.42% -0.91%
1978 20.33% 0.81%
1977 19.52% 0.52%
1976 19.00% -1.84%
1975 20.83% -0.16%
1974 20.99% -0.72%
1973 21.71% -1.61%
1972 23.32% -1.49%
1971 24.82% -1.49%